Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Silver $1.O1%.
No bullion shipments were sent out q
Butte yesterday.
Passenger travel in and out of Butte to
day was unusually large.
A meeting of the Keystone Club is callet
to-day at 1 o'clock sharp.
Died-At st. Joseph, Mo-, February II
1887, Vernon Ridenburgh, aged about 80
Dave P. Clarke is starting a restaurant
on Broadway, next door to The M1NEF
| Office.
Wood was retailing at $3.50 per cord
and hay at $35 per ton on the streets o.
Butte yesterday.
Officer Hammer yesterday arrested VIM,
Colby for being drunk and disorderly, and
Judge Mediation fined him $40 and costs.
He was committed.
Dan Lowell got $40 and costs yesterday
in Judge McHatton's court, for being
drunk and disorderly. He could not pun
gle, and SO is in durance vile.
The Emma Abbott company have on
gagged a special train to bring them from
Helena to Butte next Thursday morning.
The troupe comprises fifty people.
The MINER has been assured by railroad
officials that there is no danger that any
of the silver mills OF Butte will have to be
shut down on account Of lack of salt.
At the Sisters Hospital yesterday Jerry
Driscoll had an examination for the shoot
ing OF Dugan last month. The hearing re-
suited in the acquittiug of Driscoll, who is
still under nurses care.
Hank Estes and Clare Brogin, both OF
Boulder, were married at that place on the
18th. The welded couple have many
friends in Butte who wish them "bon vow
a Oa' IN tho m ofr1r ~ 0rSn1 -
Coal and salt now have preference over
all other classes Of freight on the Union
Pacific. This order is given in order to
keep the Butte mines and mills supplied.
Some merchandise. however, was received
yesterday.
A rumor in circulation on the street yes-
terday that there had been a freight COL
!ision on the Utah & Northern was denied
last night at the Montana Union and Union
Pacific Offices. No Geographic information
received in Butte OF a wreck, and the
rumor is believed to have no foundation.
The Walkerville Good Tsmplar Glee Club
will give an entertainment about tho first
OF March, the proceeds OF which are to be |
used for the benefit of the widow of Tho
Pierce, who was killed a short time
in the Anaconda. The purpose is
, laudable one and should meet with
encouragement.
Agent Scott, OF the Union Pacific, desires
to remind the merchants and shippers
u Butte that the Interstate Commerce
Ill, which goes into effect on March 21st,
will affect passenger and freight rates in
Suite. The exact changes which will be
made are not yet determined. Freight on
articles will be reduced, and on others
Z will be raised. The announcement ia
nade merely that there may be no dis.
surprise from lack of informa.
ion.
Judge Gibbons, of the Chicago firm of
inright q Kirby, distillers and importers
I finest brands of WHISTLES, arrived in
he city Thursday night. The Judge is a
enial, whole souled gentleman, whose &C.
ualntanee it is a pleasure to make, and
ealing, as he does, in irst-class goods, he
not compelled to resort to talking-of
Inch he is averse-to convince dealers
nat it is to their interests to close con-
acts with him.
Hon. !: c: Fox, Of Custer county. Idaho,
r: X. s. Harvey, of Shoshone county.
9th members of the Idaho LEGISLATURE
nd Mr.. B. M. Mildred, Chief Clerk of the
.ouse OF the Idaho Legislative Assembly.
re IN the city taking in it's mines and
ents. The gentlemen are favorably I'M
'essed with the mining outlook of the Sill
r City and predict for it a prosperous
ture: They formed many acquaintance
re who will gladly welcome their return
the greatest wealth producing camp in :,
70 world. b
Mr.. =. NJ. Canard has sold out his Jewel. =
business, No. 81 Main street, to Hight y
Fairfield, jewelers. in the Lizzie block
hiding. All guaranteed work outstand- a
. from the establishment of Mr.. Canard
IL be made good by the purchasers. Mr.. o
'nard proposes to enter into business in n
upon a larger scale than here and
II doubtless receive that patronage from
9 people OF the Capital City and vicinity
llch a trst-class jeweler, who carries first G
Ies stock Of every description, should \